Spieth tied for first-round lead, McIlroy one behind


  • Golf
  • Friday, 22 Jun 2018

Jun 21, 2018; Cromwell, CT, USA; Jordan Spieth jogs up the 12th fairway during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Defending champion Jordan Spieth downplayed the significance of his score after carding seven-under-par 63 to tie fellow American Zach Johnson for the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship on Thursday.

Spieth and Johnson, between them winners of two of the past three British Opens, headed Britain's Rory McIlroy by one stroke as the cream quickly rose to the top on the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut.

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